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We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger. – Tad Williams	added by Normando 4 months ago
Heights: For all of you who are afraid of heights, think of it like this: The greater the altitude, the more intense the fear may be, but the farther you are from splattering. – Ryan Pack	added by littleking 9 months ago
Prigozhin is a Z patriot, he is a guy who supports the war, who wants an empire, and Lukashenko is afraid of the empire. – Dmitry Bolkunets	Found on New York Times 9 months ago
I will say it in Russian : The man from the Kremlin is obviously very afraid and probably hiding somewhere, not showing himself. – Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine	Found on New York Times 9 months ago
Americans find it intolerable that one constitutional right should have to be surrendered in order to assert another. America is the land of the free and home of the brave -- we don't need a Patriot Act, because we are already patriots. We know freedom means responsibility, but I am not sure Congress and its domestic enforcement agencies do. More often than not, new security measures enacted by the government have resulted in more violations of the citizenry than terrorists have ever done. The terrorists want us to be afraid - well, we are not afraid. Stop wasting dollars on this program - it is not good for America. To give up essential liberty for a little security provides neither. The right to be left alone from government intrusion is the beginning of all freedoms. – Eric Schaub	added by Normando 10 months ago
I ’m afraid they ’ll do the same thing to me. – Dina Boluarte	Found on New York Times 10 months ago
People around our country are concerned, afraid, confused, desperate, in many ways feeling alone. – Kamala Harris	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There is we know a lot about animal bites and bacteria, infections, following, let’s say, dogs or cats, but there really isn’t much for lizards, let alone iguana, i don’t think people should be afraid, but doctors should be aware of the possibility. – Jordan Mah	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I was afraid, but I have to sow. – Oleksandr Havriluk from his mission	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We are afraid that, more and more, the actions and the language of the government is premised on the assumption that just because we are Chinese or have cultural ties to China that we could be disloyal, or be spies, or be under the influence of a foreign government, we want to deliver the message: Not only are we not a national security liability — we are a national security asset. – Zhengyu Huang	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Small companies are afraid they will face( worker shortages) due to childcare leave, and this puts pressure on young fathers who want to take childcare leave in future. – Hisakazu Kato	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We are mostly angry. We are not afraid. Why would we be? It is our home, i will sleep at my bed. My parents will sleep at their beds. It will be a little bit cold because we don’t have windows but we are not going anywhere. – Kyrylo Chorniy	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If there was discussion, he was not afraid to go the other way when everybody else is following, this was my baby. He cared for people. He cared that people were treated right. That was at the core of his upbringing in our home. He cared that people were treated equally. – Caroline Ouko	Found on CNN 1 year ago
He is not afraid of tackling hard subjects, nothing fazes him. – Jim Brochin	Found on CNN 1 year ago
(Post-apocalyptic storytelling) takes the unknown and makes it very physical and very visible, in ways that actually are not always true to life, narratives that pinpoint the thing we’re afraid of, there’s almost a comfort in that. – Kate Bossert	Found on CNN 1 year ago
By exercising collective self-defence, Japan will directly participate in a war, i’m afraid that Japan’s spirit is approaching its most dangerous stage in the past 100 years. – Kenzaburo Oe	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I am drawn to like-minded women who aren’t afraid to be themselves. – Muscat Eman Ali	Found on CNN 1 year ago
No, the Obama administration is afraid of you, it is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised – and it should be. – Edward Snowden	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Don’t be afraid to fail. – The Blonde Jon	added by TheBlondeJon 1 year ago
This is every reporter’s absolutely worst nightmare. We go home at night afraid that something like this will occur and that is what happened here, we have learned that a fellow reporter has died while covering a shooting. – Luana Munoz	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I ’m afraid I ’m completely confused by whatever argument you’re making at the present time, so I guess I ’m thoroughly confused. – Samuel Alito	Found on CNN 1 year ago
People who used to travel … are now afraid to go abroad because of the risk of infection, but are fine traveling domestically. I think they are realizing more and more that there are many attractive tourist spots within Japan and people can have fun without going abroad. – Kotaro Toriumi	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I just wanted to quickly pick up what I needed and leave. I only took a few pieces of clothes because even the clothes smelled like chemicals, and I ’m afraid to put them on my kids. – Amanda Greathouse	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The chemical smell was so strong that it made me nauseous, i just wanted to quickly pick up what I needed and leave. I only took a few pieces of clothes because even the clothes smelled like chemicals, and I ’m afraid to put them on my kids. – Amanda Greathouse	Found on CNN 1 year ago

We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger.

– Tad Williams

added by Normando
4 months ago

Heights: For all of you who are afraid of heights, think of it like this: The greater the altitude, the more intense the fear may be, but the farther you are from splattering.

– Ryan Pack

added by littleking
9 months ago

Prigozhin is a Z patriot, he is a guy who supports the war, who wants an empire, and Lukashenko is afraid of the empire.

– Dmitry Bolkunets

Found on New York Times
9 months ago

I will say it in Russian : The man from the Kremlin is obviously very afraid and probably hiding somewhere, not showing himself.

– Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine

Found on New York Times
9 months ago

Americans find it intolerable that one constitutional right should have to be surrendered in order to assert another. America is the land of the free and home of the brave -- we don't need a Patriot Act, because we are already patriots. We know freedom means responsibility, but I am not sure Congress and its domestic enforcement agencies do. More often than not, new security measures enacted by the government have resulted in more violations of the citizenry than terrorists have ever done. The terrorists want us to be afraid - well, we are not afraid. Stop wasting dollars on this program - it is not good for America. To give up essential liberty for a little security provides neither. The right to be left alone from government intrusion is the beginning of all freedoms.

– Eric Schaub

added by Normando
10 months ago

I ’m afraid they ’ll do the same thing to me.

– Dina Boluarte

Found on New York Times
10 months ago

People around our country are concerned, afraid, confused, desperate, in many ways feeling alone.

– Kamala Harris

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There is we know a lot about animal bites and bacteria, infections, following, let’s say, dogs or cats, but there really isn’t much for lizards, let alone iguana, i don’t think people should be afraid, but doctors should be aware of the possibility.

– Jordan Mah

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I was afraid, but I have to sow.

– Oleksandr Havriluk from his mission

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We are afraid that, more and more, the actions and the language of the government is premised on the assumption that just because we are Chinese or have cultural ties to China that we could be disloyal, or be spies, or be under the influence of a foreign government, we want to deliver the message: Not only are we not a national security liability — we are a national security asset.

– Zhengyu Huang

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Small companies are afraid they will face( worker shortages) due to childcare leave, and this puts pressure on young fathers who want to take childcare leave in future.

– Hisakazu Kato

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We are mostly angry. We are not afraid. Why would we be? It is our home, i will sleep at my bed. My parents will sleep at their beds. It will be a little bit cold because we don’t have windows but we are not going anywhere.

– Kyrylo Chorniy

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If there was discussion, he was not afraid to go the other way when everybody else is following, this was my baby. He cared for people. He cared that people were treated right. That was at the core of his upbringing in our home. He cared that people were treated equally.

– Caroline Ouko

Found on CNN
1 year ago

He is not afraid of tackling hard subjects, nothing fazes him.

– Jim Brochin

Found on CNN
1 year ago

(Post-apocalyptic storytelling) takes the unknown and makes it very physical and very visible, in ways that actually are not always true to life, narratives that pinpoint the thing we’re afraid of, there’s almost a comfort in that.

– Kate Bossert

Found on CNN
1 year ago

By exercising collective self-defence, Japan will directly participate in a war, i’m afraid that Japan’s spirit is approaching its most dangerous stage in the past 100 years.

– Kenzaburo Oe

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I am drawn to like-minded women who aren’t afraid to be themselves.

– Muscat Eman Ali

Found on CNN
1 year ago

No, the Obama administration is afraid of you, it is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised – and it should be.

– Edward Snowden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Don’t be afraid to fail.

– The Blonde Jon

added by TheBlondeJon
1 year ago

This is every reporter’s absolutely worst nightmare. We go home at night afraid that something like this will occur and that is what happened here, we have learned that a fellow reporter has died while covering a shooting.

– Luana Munoz

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I ’m afraid I ’m completely confused by whatever argument you’re making at the present time, so I guess I ’m thoroughly confused.

– Samuel Alito

Found on CNN
1 year ago

People who used to travel … are now afraid to go abroad because of the risk of infection, but are fine traveling domestically. I think they are realizing more and more that there are many attractive tourist spots within Japan and people can have fun without going abroad.

– Kotaro Toriumi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I just wanted to quickly pick up what I needed and leave. I only took a few pieces of clothes because even the clothes smelled like chemicals, and I ’m afraid to put them on my kids.

– Amanda Greathouse

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The chemical smell was so strong that it made me nauseous, i just wanted to quickly pick up what I needed and leave. I only took a few pieces of clothes because even the clothes smelled like chemicals, and I ’m afraid to put them on my kids.

– Amanda Greathouse

Found on CNN
1 year ago

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